Jerash is located outside Amman among the mountains of Gilead. This is one of the largest and best preserved sites of the Roman architecture outside Italy. This was a rich city. Jerash is a close second to Petra on the list of favorite destinations in Jordan.
Here are some sites you should see if you are in Jerash
We entered the city through Hadrian's Arch, one of the six gates built to commemorate the visit of Emperor Hadrian in 129 AD, and I just gaped at the city that is slowly revealing itself out of the ground. The magnificent arch was built to celebrate Roman Emperor Hadrian's visit to Jerash in 129 AD. It was the main gateway with an impressive wall surrounding the town.
The Forum
This was the public space in the middle of a Roman city, where people gathered for meetings and political discussions. It is paved with marble stones and has many large columns standing around the circumference. In the fountain are the remains of a fountain.
